Finishing Strong (2nd Try): A Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise (Madden 12)

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Superbowl


19 24
MVP: Aaron Rodgers: 18-30, 206 Yards, 3 TD, INT

The Packers have won it once again as they are now the two time Champions of the NFL. They beat the best team in the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens. Aaron Rodgers is officially now considered the best quarterback in the NFL over Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. He doesn't disappoint when it comes to clutch situations. This season was a great one filled with amazing record breakers, surprising teams, and well played season for being in a long lockout with limited practice. We will see you in the Offseason.

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Offseason

Staff Signing
Fired Offensive Coordinater Dirk Koetter
Head Coach: Jack Del Rio (Specialty: Linebackers) - 5 Yr, $3.90M Deal
Offensive Coordinator: Blair Matthews (Specialty: Quarterbacks) - 4 Year, $620K Deal
Defensive Coordinator: Timothy Hixon (Specialty: Secondary) - 4 Yr, $680K Deal
Special Teams: Shawn Richart (Specialty: Special Teams) - 4 Yr, $340K Deal

Retirements
ARI: V. Holliday (LE) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
ATL: M. Peterson (LOLB) has retired after 13 years in the NFL
BAL: R. Lewis (MLB) has retired after 16 years in the NFL
BAL: R. Williams (HB) has retired after 10 years in the NFL
CHI: P. Mannelly (C) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
DAL: J. Kitna (QB) has retired after 15 years in the NFL
DAL: K. Brooking (MLB) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
DEN: B. Dawkins (SS) has retired after 16 years in the NFL
DET: J. Hanson (K) has retired after 19 years in the NFL
DET: T. Richardson (FB) has retired after 17 years in the NFL
GB: D. Driver (WR) has retired after 13 years in the NFL
GB: C. Clifton (LT) has retired after 12 years in the NFL
HOU: D. Sharper (FS) has retired after 15 years in the NFL
IND: K. Collins (QB) has retired after 17 years in the NFL
JAX: M. Turk (P) has retired after 17 years in the NFL
KC: T. Jones (HB) has retired after 12 years in the NFL
MIN: J. Kleinsasser (TE) has retired after 13 years in the NFL
NE: K. Faulk (HB) has retired after 13 years in the NFL
NO: J. Kasay (K) has retired after 20 years in the NFL
NO: F. Adams (RT) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
NYJ: M. Brunell (QB) has retired after 18 years in the NFL
NYJ: D. Mason (WR) has retired after 15 years in the NFL
OAK: T. Owens (WR) has retired after 16 years in the NFL
OAK: C. Carlisle (RG) has retired after 12 years in the NFL
OAK: R. Cartwright (HB) has retired after 10 years in the NFL
PIT: J. Farrior (MLB) has retired after 15 years in the NFL
PIT: H. Ward (WR) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
SF: B. Jennings (TE) has retired after 13 years in the NFL
STL: A. Harris (CB) has retired after 14 years in the NFL
TB: R. Barber (CB) has retired after 15 years in the NFL
TEN: K. Curtis (WR) has retired after 9 years in the NFL
WAS: L. Fletcher (MLB) has retired after 14 years in the NFL

Key Re-signings
DT - Terrance Knighton: 5 Yr, $27.20M, $10.80M Bonus Deal
CB - Rashean Mathis: 4 Yr, $23.32M, $9.28M Bonus Deal
RE - Matt Roth: 5 Yr, $40.05M, $16.00M Bonus Deal
LOLB - Daryl Smith: 3 Yr, $18.05M, $7.20M Bonus Deal
K - Josh Scobee: 2 Yr, $1.50M Deal
CB - Derek Cox: 3 Yr, $21.63M, $6.18M Bonus Deal
SS - Dwight Lowery: 3 Yr, $9.00M, $3.00M Bonus Deal
WR - Mike Thomas: 3 Yr, $12.60M, $4.41 Bonus Deal

Free Agency
P - Jon Ryan: 2 Yr, $1.35M, $460K Bonus Deal
WR - Plaxico Burress: 2 Yr, $8.87M, $2.76M Bonus Deal
QB - Donovan McNabb: 2 Yr, $6.57M, $4.50M Bonus Deal

2012 NFL Draft

NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Minnesota Vikings	Quinton Coples/North Carolina	LE	6'6"	285
2	Denver Broncos	Julian Miller/West Virginia	LE	6'4"	268
3	Tennessee Titans via CIN	Brandon Weeden/Oklahoma State	QB	6'4"	219
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers via BUF	Jake Bequette/Arkansas	LE	6'5"	271
5	Chicago Bears via STL	Jerel Worthy/Michigan State	DT	6'3"	310
6	San Diego Chargers via CIN via TEN	Josh Oglesby/Wisconsin	RT	6'7"	330
7	Miami Dolphins	Andrew Luck/Stanford	QB	6'4"	235
8	Buffalo Bills via TB	Mark Asper/Oregon	RT	6'7"	322
9	Seattle Seahawks	Dominique Davis/East Carolina	QB	6'3"	215
10	Cleveland Browns via KC	Kevin Zeitler/Wisconsin	RG	6'4"	315
11	New York Giants	Nigel Bradham/Florida State	ROLB	6'2"	241
12	St. Louis Rams via CHI	Michael Egnew/Missouri	TE	6'6"	245
13	Philadelphia Eagles	George Bryan/N.C. State	TE	6'5"	265
14	Atlanta Falcons via KC via CLE	Matt Daniels/Duke	FS	6'1"	205
15	Indianapolis Colts via CIN via SD	Alameda Ta'amu/Washington	DT	6'3"	330
16	Detroit Lions via Carolina	Levy Adcock/Oklahoma State	RT	6'5"	322
17	Washington Redskins	Jonathan Rush/Oklahoma State	LG	6'4"	308
18	New England Patriots via CIN via IND	Tyrone Crawford/Boise State	LE	6'4"	275
19	San Francisco 49ers	Terence Brown/BYU	C	6'4"	330
20	Pittsburgh Steelers via HOU	Marcel Jones/Nebraska	RT	6'7"	320
21	Arizona Cardinals via KC via ATL	Nick Martinez/Oklahoma State	LT	6'4"	315
22	Oakland Raiders	Andre Branch/Clemson	RE	6'5"	260
23	New Orleans Saints	Travis Lewis/Oklahoma	ROLB	6'2"	232
24	Cincinnati Bengals via NE	Aaron Henry/Wisconsin	FS	6'0"	210
25	Baltimore Ravens via CAR via DET	George Iloka/Boise State	SS	6'3"	209
26	Denver Broncos via DAL	Brandon Barden/Vanderbilt	TE	6'5"	250
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Isaiah Frey/Nevada	CB	6'0"	190
28	St. Louis Rams via HOU via PIT	Tank Carder/TCU	ROLB	6'3"	237
29	Tennesse Titans via NYJ	Kenny Tate/Maryland	ROLB	6'4"	220
30	Kansas City Chiefs via ARI	Bruce Irvin/West Virginia	RE	6'3"	245
31	Carolina Panthers via BAL	Chris Banjo/SMU	FS	5'10"	200
32	Green Bay Packers	Tydreke Powell/North Carolina	DT	6'3"	310

NFL Draft - Round 2 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Minnesota Vikings	Keenan Robinson/Texas	ROLB	6'3"	239
2	Dallas Cowboys via DEN	Ryan Lindley/San Diego Stae	QB	6'4"	215
3	Cincinnati Bengals	Trent Richardson/Alabama	HB	5'11"	220
4	Buffalo Bills	Matt Reynolds/BYU	LT	6'6"	322
5	Houston Texans via STL	Jack Crawford/Penn State	LE	6'5"	265
6	New York Jets via TEN	Johnnie Troutman/Penn State	LG	6'4"	323
7	Miami Dolphins	Harrison Smith/Notre Dame	FS	6'2"	214
8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cam Johnson/Virginia	RE	6'4"	270
9	Seattle Seahawks	D'Anton Lynn/Penn State	CB	6'1"	210
10	Kansas City Chiefs	David Paulson/Oregon	TE	6'4"	241
11	New York Giants	Darius Nall/UCF	LE	6'3"	246
12	Chicago Bears	Casey Hayward/Vanderbilt	CB	6'0"	185
13	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Daniels/Iowa	DT	6'1"	280
14	Cleveland Browns	Donnie Fletcher/Boston College	CB	6'1"	200
15	Cincinnati Bengals via SD	Brandon Jenkins/Florida State	RE	6'3"	258
16	Carolina Panthers	Vince Browne/Northwestern	RE	6'5"	265
17	Washington Redskins	Alfonzo Dennard/Nebraska	CB	5'10"	205
18	Indianapolis Colts	Kelechi Osmele/Iowa State	LT	6'5"	345
19	San Francisco 49ers	Cody Johnson/Texas	FB	5'11"	250
20	Houston Texans	Jaye Howard/Florida	DT	6'3"	295
21	Atlanta Falcons	Vinny Curry/Marshall	LE	6'5"	242
22	Oakland Raiders	Courtney Upshaw/Alabama	ROLB	6'2"	263
23	New Orleans Saints	Trenton Robinson/Michigan State	FS	5'10"	192
24	New England Patriots	Terrell Turner/Oregon	LE	6'3"	261
25	Carolina Panthers via DET	Logan Link/Purdue	SS	6'1"	208
26	Dallas Cowboys	Greg McCoy/TCU	CB	5'10"	181
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alshon Jeffery/South Carolina	WR	6'4"	229
28	Houston Texans via PIT	Drew Astorino/Penn State	SS	5'10"	201
29	New York Jets	Omar Bolden/Arizona State	CB	5'10"	195
30	Kansas City Chiefs via ARI	LaMichael James/Oregon	HB	5'9"	195
31	Baltimore Ravens	Jon Davis/Air Force	FS	6'1"	198
32	Green Bay Packers	Miles Burris/San Diego State	ROLB	6'3"	240

NFL Draft - Round 3 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Minnesota Vikings	Jerry Franklin/Arkansas	MLB	6'1"	245
2	Dallas Cowboys via DEN	Devin Smith/Wisconsin	CB	5'10"	187
3	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles Brown/North Carolina	CB	5'10"	205
4	Buffalo Bills	Kellen Moore/Boise State	QB	6'0"	191
5	Houston Texans via STL	Shea McClellin/Boise State	RE	6'3"	254
6	Cincinnati Bengals via TEN	David Garrett/Kansas State	CB	5'8"	175
7	Miami Dolphins	Jared Crick/Nebraska	DT	6'6"	285
8	Buffalo Bills via TB	Brian Peters/Northwestern	SS	6'4"	215
9	Seattle Seahawks	James Johnson/Nevada	MLB	6'2"	240
10	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Thompson/Clemson	DT	6'2"	310
11	New York Giants	Eddie Whitley/Virginia Tech	FS	6'1"	200
12	St. Louis Rams via CHI	Billy Winn/Boise State	DT	6'4"	288
13	Philadelphia Eagles	Lavonte David/Nebraska	MLB	6'1"	220
14	Kansas City Chiefs via CLE	Markelle Martin/Oklahoma State	SS	6'1"	202
15	San Diego Chargers	Chima Okoli/Penn State	RT	6'4"	301
16	Carolina Panthers	Chad Diehl/Clemson	FB	6'2"	265
17	Washington Redskins	Johnny Adams/Michigan State	CB	5'11"	175
18	Cincinnati Bengals via IND	Coby Fleener/Stanford	TE	6'6"	244
19	San Francisco 49ers	Zach Brown/North Carolina	ROLB	6'2"	230
20	Houston Texans	Derek Moye/Penn State	WR	6'5"	202
21	Kansas City Chiefs via ATL	Nathan Williams/Ohio State	RE	6'3"	260
22	Oakland Raiders	Neiko Thorpe/Auburn	FS	6'2"	185
23	New Orleans Saints	Lucas Nix/Pittsburgh	RT	6'6"	310
24	Cincinnati Bengals via NE	Ken Plue/Purdue	RG	6'7"	366
25	Detroit Lions	Max Gruder/Pittsburgh	MLB	6'2"	230
26	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Martin/Boise State	HB	5'9"	215
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Michael Floyd/Notre Dame	WR	6'3"	227
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Brandon Boykin/Georgia	CB	5'10"	183
29	New York Jets	Kentrell Lockett/Ole Miss	LE	6'5"	248
30	Arizona Cardinals	Lance Lewis/East Carolina	WR	6'3"	209
31	Carolina Panthers via BAL	Antoine McClain/Clemson	RG	6'5"	330
32	Green Bay Packers	Don Barclay/West Virginia	LT	6'4"	310

I'm just going to post the 1st 3 rounds then all of my picks in the draft.

Jacksonville Jaguars Draft Recap
1st Round: CB, Isaiah Frey (Nevada) - 6'0" 190 lbs.
2nd Round: WR, Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) - 6'4" 229 lbs.
3rd Round: WR, Michael Floyd (Notre Dame) - 6'3" 227 lbs.
4th Round: ROLB, Tyler Moeller (Ohio State) - 6'0" 210 lbs.
5th Round: FS, Blake Gideon (Texas) - 6'1" 205 lbs.
6th Round: TE, Logan Brock (TCU) - 6'3" 260 lbs.
7th Round: LG, Matt Bentler (Stanford) - 6'5" 292 lbs.

Rookie Signings
CB Isaiah Frey - 5 Yr, $12.57M, $5.00M Bonus Deal
WR Alshon Jeffery - 4 Yr, $3.60M, $1.44M Bonus Deal
WR Michael Floyd - 4 Yr, $2.50M, $800K Bonus Deal
ROLB Tyler Moeller - 4 Yr, $2.32M, $480K Bonus Deal
FS Blake Gideon - 4 Yr, $2.04M, $200K Bonus Deal
TE Logan Brock - 4 Yr, $1.80M, $50K Bonus Deal
LG Matt Bentler - 4 Yr, $1.81M, $40K Bonus Deal

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Alright guys so I simulated the pre-season and I'm going to put up the Schedule for the 2012-2013 season up on the next post along with the injury report and everything else. I've decided to go back to All-Madden as I loved the challenge with it but you guys have to realize it might cause unrealistic stats for Blaine Gabbert as it makes me more inaccurate and harder to actually catch passes so just letting you guys know. BTW the first four games are going to be brutal =(. You'll see what I mean haha.

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2012-2013 Regular Season Preview

Jacksonville Jaguars 2012 Regular Season Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	RESULT
Week 1	vs Green Bay Packers	L 21-26
Week 2	at New England Patriots	W 24-9
Week 3	at Baltimore Ravens	L 14-38
Week 4	at Indianapolis Colts
Week 5	vs Bye Week
Week 6	vs Houston Texans
Week 7	vs Indianapolis Colts
Week 8	at Tennessee Titans
Week 9	at Minnesota Vikings
Week 10	vs Miami Dolphins
Week 11	at Buffalo Bills
Week 12	at Detroit Lions
Week 13	vs Chicago Bears
Week 14	vs Oakland Raiders
Week 15	vs New York Jets
Week 16	at Houston Texans
Week 17	vs Tennessee Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Mike Thomas	Michael Floyd	Kassim Osgood
TE	Marcedes Lewis	Logan Brock
LT	Eugene Monroe	Mike Tepper
LG	Jason Spitz	Mike Tepper
C	Brad Meester	Mike Tepper
RG	Uche Nwaneri	Mike Tepper
RT	Eben Britton	Mike Tepper
WR	Plaxico Burress	Alshon Jeffery	Cecil Shorts, III
QB	Blaine Gabbert	Donovan McNabb
FB	Greg Jones	Mustafa O'Neal
HB	Maurice Jones-Drew	Deji Karim	Dayonne Murrell
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Aaron Kampman	Austen Lane	Sedrick Armstead
LDT	Tyson Alualu	D'Anthony Smith	Titarius Norton
RDT	Terrance Knighton	D'Anthony Smith	Titarius Norton
RDE	Matt Roth	Austen Lane	Sedrick Armstead
WLB	Daryl Smith	Shalden Berry	Case Sampson
MLB	Paul Posluszny	Quan Sturdivant	Colby Evans
SLB	Clint Session	Shalden Berry	Case Sampson
CB	Derek Cox	Drew Coleman
SS	Dwight Lowery	David Caldwell
FS	Dawan Landry	Blake Gideon
CB	Rashean Mathis	Isaiah Frey
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Josh Scobee
P	Jon Ryan
H	Jon Ryan
PR	Mike Thomas	Isaiah Frey	Alshon Jeffery
KR	Mike Thomas	Isaiah Frey	Alshon Jeffery
LS	Eugene Monroe	Eben Britton	Brad Meester

Jacksonville Jaguars 2012-2013 Injury Report Week 2
Pos	Player	Injury Note
RG	Uche Nwaneri	Herniated Disk (2 Weeks)
DT	D'Anthony Smith	Fractured Foot (6 Weeks)
CB	Isaiah Frey	Broken Collarbone (7 Weeks)

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Alright so does anyone else think that those first 6 games are like the toughest? Because on All-Madden it is not going to be easy haha I think I'm going to have to play conservative, like milk the clock, throw short passes to get to the first down, run smart and effectively. This is the second year in a row I do not have a Wide Receiver with a rating of at least 80 so this kind of sucks haha hopefully Alshon Jeffery will go over 80 after this season. I have three tall receivers in Plaxico Burress, Alshon Jeffery and Michael Floyd and a speedy receiver in Mike Thomas and Cecil Shorts, III so hopefully that will keep people off of Marcedes for a while.

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NFL 2012-2013 Scouting Report

2012-2013 Scouting Report - Round 1 Projections
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
	Notre Dame	Dayne Crist	QB	6'4"	236
	Oklahoma	Landry Jones	QB	6'4"	232
	Washington	Chris Polk	HB	5'11"	220
	Arkansas	Knile Davis	HB	6'0"	229
	Clemson	Dwayne Allen	TE	6'4"	256
	Auburn	Philip Lutzenkirchen	TE	6'4"	259
	Boston College	Chris Pantale	TE	6'6"	249
	Oklahoma	Tyler Evans	RG	6'5"	327
	LSU	Alex Hurst	RT	6'6"	329
	Nebraska	Cameron Meredith	LE	6'4"	267
	Troy	Jonathan Massaquoi	LE	6'2"	253
	UCLA	Datone Jones	LE	6'5"	277
	Texas	Alex Okafor	LE	6'4"	262
	North Carolina	Donte Paige-Moss	RE	6'4"	262
	Notre Dame	Kapron Lewis-Moore	RE	6'4"	297
	Oklahoma	David King	RE	6'4"	260
	Pittsburgh	Brandon Lindsey	RE	6'2"	252
	USC	Wes Horton	RE	6'5"	262
	TCU	Ross Forrest	RE	6'4"	266
	Utah	James Aiono	DT	6'4"	307
	Miami	Marcus Forston	DT	6'3"	302
	Notre Dame	Manti Teo	MLB	6'2"	258
	Arizona State	Vontaze Burfict	MLB	6'3"	247
	South Carolina	Stephon Gilmore	CB	6'1"	194
	Clemson	Xavier Brewer	CB	5'11"	191
	Miami	Brandon McGee	CB	6'0"	191
	Clemson	Rashard Hall	FS	6'2"	196
	Georgia	Bacarri Rambo	FS	6'0"	211
	Miami	Vaughn Telamaque	FS	6'2"	201
	Alabama	Robert Lester	FS	6'2"	206
	Ohio State	Orhion Johnson	SS	6'2"	205
	Oklahoma State	Quinn Sharp	P	6'1"	197

2012-2013 Scouting Report - Round 2 Projections
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
	SMU	Kyle Padron	QB	6'3"	233
	Arizona State	Cameron Marshall	HB	5'11"	219
	Nebraska	Rex Burkhead	HB	5'11"	210
	Stanford	Stepfan Taylor	HB	5'11"	210
	Texas A&M	Christine Michael	HB	5'11"	217
	USC	Robert Woods	WR	6'1"	187
	Notre Dame	Tyler Eifert	TE	6'6"	243
	Texas Tech	Laadrian Waddle	LT	6'6"	322
	Miami	Brandon Washington	RG	6'4"	321
	Oregon State	Michael Philipp	RT	6'3"	308
	Ole Miss	Bobby Massie	RT	6'6"	326
	Oregon State	Andrew Seumalo	LE	6'3"	283
	Ohio State	John Simon	LE	6'2"	272
	Florida	Earl Okine	RE	6'6"	292
	Mississippi State	Fletcher Cox	DT	6'4"	302
	Florida State	Everett Dawkins	DT	6'2"	301
	Stanford	Shayne Skov	MLB	6'3"	245
	Alabama	Nico Johnson	MLB	6'3"	241
	Boston College	Luke Kuechly	MLB	6'3"	237
	Iowa State	Jake Knott	ROLB	6'2"	242
	Connecticut	Sio Moore	ROLB	6'1"	233
	Fresno State	Travis Brown	ROLB	6'2"	238
	Virginia Tech	Jayron Hosley	CB	5'11"	171
	Alabama	Dre Kirkpatrick	CB	6'3"	193
	Georgia	Sanders Commings	CB	6'2"	218
	USC	T.J. McDonald	FS	6'3"	206
	N.C. State	Earl Wolff	SS	6'0"	201
	Miami	Ray Ray Armstrong	SS	6'4"	215
	Clemson	Jonathan Meeks	SS	6'1"	205
	Michigan State	Dan Conroy	K	5'10"	187
	UCLA	Jeff Locke	P	6'1"	219
	Oklahoma	Tress Way	P	6'1"	225

These are the first two rounds of the 2012-2013 NFL Draft projections so take a look and see who will be going in the first and second rounds and if you see anyone you know it should be interesting to see what team they will end up on.

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Week 1 Preview

Power Rankings
These power rankings are based off of last year's placing in the NFL.

2012 Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (-)	Green Bay Packers	0-0	@ Jacksonville Jaguars (0-0)
2 (-)	Baltimore Ravens	0-0	@ Cincinnati Bengals (0-0)
3 (-)	Arizona Cardinals	0-0	Minnesota Vikings (0-0)
4 (-)	New York Jets	0-0	Buffalo Bills (0-0)
5 (-)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-0	@ New England Patriots (0-0)
6 (-)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-0	Green Bay Packers (0-0)
7 (-)	Dallas Cowboys	0-0	@ New Orleans Saints (0-0)
8 (-)	Detroit Lions	0-0	Indianapolis Colts (0-0)
9 (-)	New England Patriots	0-0	Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0)
10 (-)	New Orleans Saints	0-0	Dallas Cowboys (0-0)
11 (-)	Oakland Raiders	0-0	@ Atlanta Falcons (0-0)
12 (-)	Atlanta Falcons	0-0	Oakland Raiders (0-0)
13 (-)	Houston Texans	0-0	@ Tennessee Titans (0-0)
14 (-)	San Francisco 49ers	0-0	Chicago Bears (0-0)
15 (-)	Indianapolis Colts	0-0	@ Detroit Lions (0-0)
16 (-)	Washington Redskins	0-0	Carolina Panthers (0-0)
17 (-)	Carolina Panthers	0-0	@ Washington Redskins (0-0)
18 (-)	San Diego Chargers	0-0	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)
19 (-)	Cleveland Browns	0-0	@ Miami Dolphins (0-0)
20 (-)	Philadelphia Eagles	0-0	@ Seattle Seahawks (0-0)
21 (-)	Chicago Bears	0-0	@ San Francisco 49ers (0-0)
22 (-)	New York Giants	0-0	@ St. Louis Rams (0-0)
23 (-)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-0	@ Denver Broncos (0-0)
24 (-)	Seattle Seahawks	0-0	Philadelphia Eagles (0-0)
25 (-)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-0	@ San Diego Chargers (0-0)
26 (-)	Miami Dolphins	0-0	Cleveland Browns (0-0)
27 (-)	Tennessee Titans	0-0	Houston Texans (0-0)
28 (-)	St. Louis Rams	0-0	New York Giants (0-0)
29 (-)	Buffalo Bills	0-0	@ New York Jets (0-0)
30 (-)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-0	Baltimore Ravens (0-0)
31 (-)	Denver Broncos	0-0	Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)
32 (-)	Minnesota Vikings	0-0	@ Arizona Cardinals (0-0)

Divisional Matchups

Matchup Preview *|* September 6, 2012
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Buffalo Bills (0-0, 0-0 Away)		New York Jets (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report HB - C.J. Spiller / Partial PCL Tear (1 Week) TE - Lee Smith / Abdominal Tear (1 Week) WR - Kendall Wright / Torn Shoulder Labrum (1 Week) RE - Ugo Chinasa / Torn Quadricep (7 Weeks) LOLB - Alex Carrington / Upper Arm Fracture (1 Week) MLB - Bart Scott / Torn Rotator Cuff (Placed on IR) Game Notes Buffalo: Buffalo ended the season pretty bad last year even with the addition of Marcell Dareus. They picked up RT Mark Asper in the first round and LT Matt Reynolds in the second to help Ryan Fitzpatrick have more time in the pocket, and also picked up quarterback Kellen Moore from Boise State in the third which was a shocker to all of us. Do the Bills not have faith anymore in Fitzpatrick? Only time will tell. New York Jets: The Jets were on the opposite end of the spectrum of the Bills. They placed 4th best in the NFL and added LG Johnnie Troutman an CB Omar Bolden both in the second round. With Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson having only 3 years left as a Jet, they're going to let one or both go and by that time Omar Bolden will be ready to be across Darelle Revis as he will resign his contract by the end of this year. Prediction: I say the Jets come away with a win at home on Thursday night. This game is too easy and I don't see two rookie tackles stopping the rush defense, even though Bart Scott is out for the season. Look for the Jets to utilize their pass defense well and throw in some blitzes to show that the rookie tackles are in for one hell of a game.

Matchup Preview *|* September 9, 2012
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Kansas City Chiefs (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Denver Broncos (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report LT - Jared Gaither / Dislocated Elbow HB - Jamaal Charles / Broken Collarbone (7 Weeks) HB - Knowshon Moreno / Partial Groin Tear (1 Week) RG - Chris Kuper / Broken Ribs (3 Weeks) WR - Damaris Johnson / Broken Wrist (8 Weeks) DT - Ty Warren / Fractured Elbow (Placed on IR) Game Notes Kansas City: The Chiefs are now in a lot of trouble again. Jamaal Charles will be out for 7 weeks due to a broken collarbone, but the addition of HB LaMichael James is starting to look really good, along with LE Bruce Irvin and TE David Paulson, who really produced in the offseason. The Chiefs did not do well last season, but with the addition of Irvin I think just him alone will improve them to a decent record this season. Denver: Denver being the second worst record last season ended up drafting well in positions they actually needed. TE Brandon Barden from Vanderbilt will be their future Tight End as they have needed one badly these past few years. Complimenting Elvis Dumervil at Left End will be Julian Miller from West Virginia. The guy was arguably the best end in the draft besides Quinton Coples so look for him to really produce this season. Prediction: I am seeing the Chiefs come away with a win as the Broncos are missing Knowshon for the game and there's not really anybody good that will replace him which will force them to throw to Brandon Flowers, Kendrick Lewis and Eric Berry.

Matchup Preview *|* September 9, 2012
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Houston Texans (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Tennessee Titans (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report LT - Duane Brown / Abdominal Tear (3 Weeks) RG - Shelley Smith / Herniated Disk (3 Weeks) FB - Ahmard Hall / Broken Jaw (2 Weeks) LT - Michael Roos / Broken Wrist (3 Weeks) SS - Drew Astorino / Complete PCL Tear WR - Donnie Avery / Broken Hand (4 Weeks) DT - Karl Klug / Dislocated Hip (5 Weeks) Game Notes Houston: The Texans ended up around the top of the middle of the pack last year. If it wasn't for the Jaguars, the Texans would have made the playoffs, missing the playoffs with a 10-6 record. They picked up LE Jack Crawford and DT Jaye Howard. Howard makes sense since Earl Mitchell is in his last year and he is already around Mitchell's talent anyway. I really don't understand the Left End pickup in Jack Crawford. They have J.J. Watt and Antonio Smith for more than 4 years each, so I'm guessing they're going to utilize him at DT too. Tennessee: Trading up in the draft to get Brandon Weeden actually ended up being a smart move rather than a confusing one. Everyone thought the future of Tennessee was Jake Locker, but they saw even more greatness in Weeden and picked him up in the draft, being the first quarterback taken in the draft. Brandon will be starting and I will be looking at him all game and see how he does. It's going to be tough going up against Watt, Williams and Reed blitzing him all game so we will see how he handles pressure. Prediction: I see the Texans coming away with a win. You just can't say no to Schaub, Andre Johnson, Foster, Williams, Watt and the rest of a dominating Texans team. They are just way too good, especially against a rookie quarterback.

Matchup Preview *|* September 10, 2012
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Baltimore Ravens (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Cincinnati Bengals (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report LT - Bryant McKinnie / Partial MCL Tear (3 Weeks) RT - Corey Hilliard / Fractured Toe (4 Weeks) ROLB - Keith Rivers / Partial MCL Tear (1 Week) QB - Andy Dalton / Broken Collarbone (3 Weeks) RT - Jah Reid / Broken Forearm (4 Weeks) QB - Tyrod Taylor / Torn Tricep (Placed on IR) RG - Andre Gurode / Torn Bicep (5 Weeks) TE - Jermaine Gresham / Fractured Kneecap (Placed on IR) MLB - Jameel McClain / Complete ACL Tear (Placed on IR) Game Notes Baltimore: Baltimore had a devastating Superbowl loss to the Green Bay Packers last year and are looking to shrug it off and take them back this year. They didn't do too much in the draft as they drafted two safeties in the first and second round, but only signed one. They left George Iloka behind and kept Jon Davis from Air Force. Ed Reed is looking to sign another contract but might retire soon, leaving Jon Davis ready to learn under Ed Reed in becoming the best safety he can be. Cincinnati: Cincinnati traded tons of draft picks in the last draft, picking up 4 different people in the third round. Their best rookies coming out of preseason are FS Aaron Henry and HB Trent Richardson. After losing Cedric Benson to free agency, Trent Richardson comes in as the starter and is looking good. Aaron Henry is on the same boat as he too is also a starter. The only problem with this team right now is that Andy Dalton is hurt for three games. Bruce Gradkowski is going to have to step up and get these 3 wins. Prediction: I actually see an upset here and find the Bengals winning the game. I feel like Trent Richardson will find out that he is playing the league's best rush defense but without Ray Lewis, the Ravens are going to find out that they need to find a new leader like him and fast to keep the team going.

Game of the Week

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Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		New England Patriots (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report C - Trai Essex / Dislocated Hip (2 Weeks) DT - Kyle Love / Broken Wrist (3 Weeks) RG - Donald Thomas / Partial Groin Tear (1 Week) QB - Ryan Mallett / Upper Arm Fracture (3 Weeks) RT - Nate Solder / Torn Bicep (7 Weeks) Game Notes I would say this has to be Game of the Week. The Pittsburgh Steelers go on the road to face the New England Patriots. With no key injuries, this should be a well played game. This game will end up shaking next week's power rankings as Pittsburgh is number 5 and New England is number 9 as we have a battle of the top 10 in Power Ranking. My prediction is that New England will come away with a win as Tom Brady will be close to flawless in this win, getting him closer to one more Superbowl ring for his collection. This should be a good one.

Week 1 News

Maurice Jones-Drew signs 7 Year, $58.25, $23.24M Deal. Jones-Drew is saying he is here to stay and he wants a ring. I think it might have to wait for another year though as the Jaguars have a really tough schedule ahead of them, much tougher than last year.

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Week 1

Matchup Preview *|* September 9, 2012
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Green Bay Packers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Jacksonville Jaguars (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report MLB - A.J. Hawk / Partial Groin Tear (2 Weeks) RG - Uche Nwaneri / Herniated Disk (3 Weeks) DT - D'Anthony Smith / Fractured Foot (7 Weeks) CB - Isaiah Frey / Broken Collarbone (8 Weeks) Game Notes The two-time defending Superbowl Champion Green Bay Packers start their season against last year's surprise team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars look to shock the nation once again with their incredibly tough schedule. Jones-Drew just signed a 7 year deal showing his commitment to this team. Blaine Gabbert is looking to better his touchdowns rather than his interceptions as he ended up with more INT's than TD's last season, although he was a rookie. My prediction for this game is that the Packers walk away with a win easily. Aaron Rodgers was hurt about half of the season last year and still won the Superbowl, so I feel he will start off strong this season against last year's worst pass defense. Stay tuned viewers.

Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Green Bay Packers (1-0)	3	10	0	13	-	26
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)	0	7	7	7	-	21

Team Stats Comparison
	GNB	JAC
Total Offense	403	280
Rushing Yards	140	99
Passing Yards	263	181
First Downs	19	13
Punt Return Yards	32	9
Kick Return Yards	39	70
Total Yards	474	359
Turnovers	2	4
3rd Down Converstion	8-15	4-10
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/3	2/0
Penalties	3-35	1-10
Posession Time	26:50	21:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		GNB	JAC
6:49	(GNB) Mason Crosby, 24 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		GNB	JAC
11:17	(GNB) Greg Jennings 8 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick)	10	0
6:08	(JAC) Maurice Jones-Drew, 1 Yd run (Josh Scobee kick)	10	7
1:07	(GNB) Mason Crosby, 22 Yd FG	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		GNB	JAC
4:09	(JAC) Deji Karim 7 Yd run (Josh Scobee kick)	13	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		GNB	JAC
9:23	(GNB) Mason Crosby, 51 Yd FG	16	14
5:38	(GNB) Mason Crosby, 27 Yd FG	19	14
4:46	(GNB) James Starks 4 Yd run (Mason Crosby kick)	26	14
3:52	(JAC) Cecil Shorts 73 Yd pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick)	26	21

Green Bay Packers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Aaron Rodgers 24/35 269 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Starks 23 116 5.0 1 Aaron Rodgers 7 24 3.4 0 John Kuhn 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Randall Cobb 5 35 7.0 0 Greg Jennings 4 42 10.5 1 Jordy Nelson 4 42 10.5 0 Darby McDowell 2 31 15.5 0 Jermichael Finley 2 32 16.0 0 James Starks 2 8 4.0 0 Tori Gurley 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nick Collins 7 0.0 0 0 Sam Shields 6 1.0 0 0 Chaz Walker 8 0.0 0 0 Tramon Williams 4 0.0 0 0 Clay Matthews 3 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mason Crosby 4/4 2/2 14 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Tim Masthay 3 133 44.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tramon Williams 2 39 19.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tramon Williams 2 32 16.0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blaine Gabbert 12/25 197 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Maurice Jones-Drew 21 76 3.6 1 Deji Karim 1 7 7.0 1 Greg Jones 2 5 2.5 0 Blaine Gabbert 1 11 11.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Floyd 3 45 15.0 0 Marcedes Lewis 3 12 4.0 0 Maurice Jones-Drew 2 17 8.5 0 Cecil Shorts, III 1 73 73.0 1 Plaxico Burress 1 23 23.0 0 Mike Thomas 1 14 14.0 0 Alshon Jeffery 1 13 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Eben Britton 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Clint Session 9 0.0 0 0 Quan Sturdivant 6 0.0 0 0 Dawan Landry 8 0.0 1 0 Paul Posluszny 9 0.0 0 0 Dwight Lowery 7 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Scobee 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jon Ryan 4 197 49.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Alshon Jeffery 2 38 19.0 0 Mike Thomas 2 32 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Alshon Jeffery 1 9 9.0 0

Gabbert Couldn't Finish, The Pack Hold on to Win

The Green Bay Packers held off the Jacksonville Jaguars for a thrilling end. The Jags put up a good fight until the very end, even though it seemed as if they had the game completely lost. The first half was more of a stalemate ending 13-7 with Jacksonville getting the ball in the second half. Both quarterbacks did not have such a great throwing game as the running backs came in the clutch. Jones-Drew got tired and had to rest on one play, the only run for Deji Karim of the day which he made useful and scored a touchdown. Rodgers had been struggling all day throwing 2 picks, while Blaine Gabbert did even worst throwing 3, but 1 was the end of the game throw and it got picked from a hail mary. Starks had over 100 yards rushing as Jones-Drew had over 70. Cecil Shorts had a great 73 yard touchdown catch he had off of a quick slant route. Michael Floyd tied for the most receptions on his team with Marcedes Lewis, each of them had 3. Next week the Jags will go on the road to face the New England Patriots which is hard to say, but just as tough as who they had just played. They will start their game road trip there as the Packers go back home to face their rivals, the Bears.

Game of the Week

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Sep 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)	0	7	14	3	-	24
New England Patriots (0-1)	14	0	0	3	-	17

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	NWE
Total Offense	411	218
Rushing Yards	98	90
Passing Yards	313	128
First Downs	17	9
Punt Return Yards	46	2
Kick Return Yards	98	178
Total Yards	555	398
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-16	4-20
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	0/1
Penalties	6-55	3-40
Posession Time	30:37	28:59

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	NWE
14:13	(NWE) Santana Moss 9 Yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)	0	7
5:21	(NWE) Santana Moss 32 Yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	NWE
1:38	(PIT) Rashard Mendenhall 64 Yd run (Kai Forbath kick)	7	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	NWE
11:43	(PIT) Emmanuel Sanders 11 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Kai Forbath kick)	14	14
0:11	(PIT) Mike Wallace 5 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Kai Forbath kick)	21	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	NWE
10:50	(PIT) Kai Forbath, 45 Yd FG	24	14
0:29	(NWE) Stephen Gostkowski, 20 Yd FG	24	17

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ben Roethlisberger 23/45 328 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Rashard Mendenhall 12 79 6.5 1 Baron Batch 8 19 2.3 0 Antonio Brown 1 2 2.0 0 Ben Roethlisberger 1 0 0.0 0 Jonathan Dwyer 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 6 150 25.0 0 Mike Wallace 6 53 8.8 1 Emmanuel Sanders 3 68 22.6 1 Weslye Saunders 3 18 6.0 0 Jerricho Cotchery 2 15 7.5 0 Jamarious Bernard 2 13 6.5 0 Rashard Mendenhall 1 11 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Chris Kemoeatu 1 1 Maurkice Pouncey 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Xavier Lamb 12 0.0 0 0 James Harrison 9 2.0 0 0 Lawrence Timmons 5 0.0 0 0 Troy Polamalu 4 0.0 0 0 Lamarr Woodley 6 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kai Forbath 1/1 3/3 6 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 8 335 41.8 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 2 67 33.5 0 Brandon Boykin 2 31 15.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 5 46 9.2 0

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tom Brady 14/33 139 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD BenJarvus Green-Ellis 15 37 2.4 0 Stevan Ridley 11 37 3.3 0 Santana Moss 4 8 2.0 0 Adonis Thomas 2 5 2.5 0 Taylor Price 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Santana Moss 6 65 10.8 2 Taylor Price 4 66 16.5 0 Rob Gronkowski 2 4 2.0 0 Julian Edelman 1 4 4.0 0 Stephon Lawson 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Dan Koppen 0 1 Marcus Cannon 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dane Fletcher 7 0.0 0 0 Jerod Mayo 6 1.0 0 0 Jermaine Cunningham 5 0.0 0 0 Brandon Spikes 6 0.0 1 0 Devin McCourty 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 1/1 2/2 5 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zoltan Mesko 12 541 45.0 4 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Wes Welker 1 82 82.0 0 Adonis Thomas 1 36 36.0 0 Santana Moss 3 60 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Adonis Thomas 1 2 2.0 0

Roethlisberger, Steelers Come Back; Hold off Patriots

In our Game of the Week, the Patriots hosted the Steelers and what a game it was. On the opening kickoff, Wes Welker ran it 82 yards then was immediately injured from a hard James Harrison hit. Reports are telling us it's a fractured foot and he will be out for 9 weeks, which is going to be hard on this team. Santana Moss filled in Welker's shoes well in the game though, catching 2 touchdowns. The Patriots went up early in the game, but with Welker out that really hurt the Pats as Big Ben and his squad ended up taking the lead and holding that lead for the rest of the game as the Steelers pulled off a tough road win to go up 1-0 for the season. Tom Brady had everything there except for his receiver. Next week the Patriots stay home to face the Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) who are coming off a tough loss against the Packers. The Steelers will go home to face off against the Washington Redskins (1-0) who are coming off a close win against the Carolina Panthers.

Players of the Week

Offensive

Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams): 16 Attempts, 114 Yards, 2 TD | 1 Reception, 39 Yards, TD
Anquan Boldin (Cleveland Browns): 10 Receptions, 143 Yards, TD

Defensive

Brian Orakpo (Washington Redskins): 10 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 Sacks
Stephen Tulloch (Detroit Lions): 12 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 INT